Hackney's Finest
2014 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom
A drug-fuelled night of mayhem and ineptitude in East London! Hackney's Finest is a riotous darkly-comic thriller that pits a motley bunch of hopeless drug dealers against a group of corrupt policemen, Russian thugs and Welsh-Jamaican arms dealers. Set in the East London borough of Hackney, this is an irreverent tale of greed, corruption and the fight for survival, told with a wink and a knowing smile. Sirus likes to make a little extra cash on the side, and not remotely legally. Very occasionally he passes a small 'package' from his London supplier, Asif, to some small-time Welsh-Jamaican gangsters in the valleys. Tonight the latest of such deals is set to happen in Sirus's home, much to the annoyance of his girlfriend, Amanda. This time, however, things are about to go seriously wrong. When the Welsh contingent arrives, they are horrified to discover that Asif has been interrogated by the police, and coerced into going through with the deal, under surveillance. Worse still, Asif is ...
Direction Chris Bouchard
Cast Nathanael Wiseman · Arin Alldridge · Enoch Frost · Marlon G. Day · Rajan Sharma · Neerja Naik · Malcolm Tomlinson · Sean Cronin · Jeanette Rourke · Christopher Dingli · Katarina Gellin · Kulvinder Ghir
Soundtrack Si Begg
Screenplay Thorin Seex
Cinematography Michael Spry · Tom Turley
Original title Hackney's Finest
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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